Tensions Flicker into Flame, Lapping Across the Middle East

Copper Stocks Hammered As White House Tariff Doubts Rattle Metals Trade Copper future and related stocks plunged on Thursday morning after a Reuters report said that the White House's "copper tariff plan stalls amid affordability concerns."  The Trump administration has yet to decide whether to impose tariffs on refined copper, sending copper prices around the world to record highs this summer as physical copper flooded US warehouses.  The report from the outlet: The White House has not yet made a decision on refined copper tariffs as officials juggle concerns that higher prices for...

FBI Raids Soros-Connected Ohio Voter Mobilization Group In Fraud Investigation Via American Greatness, Federal investigators executed search warrants at the headquarters of a Soros-aligned voter mobilization organization in Ohio as part of what sources described as an ongoing fraud investigation. FBI agents searched the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on June 11 and conducted interviews with members of the organization across the state, according to reports. Some agents reportedly served subpoenas or sought to seize electronic devices during the operation. Multiple sources familiar with the matter later told CBS News that the federal action was tied...

Billionaire Tax Officially Heads To Nov. 3 Ballot Authored by Madeline Shannon via The Center Square, The controversial union-backed billionaire tax in California is officially heading to the Nov. 3 ballot. Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced the California Billionaire Tax Act exceeded the number of signatures it needed to qualify for the general election. The initiative aims to impose a one-time 5% wealth tax on the Golden State’s billionaires to generate $100 billion in revenue. The tax would apply to assets like art, stocks and bonds. That money would be used to help backfill reductions in...